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U. S. Securities And Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 17, 1997
Commission File Number 1-8612
Ameritech Corporation
a Delaware Corporation
30 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 36-
3251481
Telephone number (800)257-0902
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Item 5. Other Items
On December 17, 1997, the Ameritech board of directors approved a
two-for-one stock split. The stock split will be effected as a one-
time stock dividend to shareowners of record December 31, 1997. New
shares will be distributed on or about January 26, 1998.
The board of directors also authorized a stock repurchase plan.
Under the plan, Ameritech is authorized to buy up to $2 billion of its
shares (or 4.7% of its outstanding shares at the current value) from
time to time, starting in January 1998.
The board also increased the dividend 6.2% from 56.5 cents to 60
cents per pre-split share. Adjusted for the stock split, the new
quarterly dividend will be 30 cents per share, or $1.20 annually. The
fourth quarter dividend is payable February 2, 1998 to shareowners of
record December 31, 1997.
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SIGNATURE
Under the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
an authorized company official has signed this report on our behalf.
Dated: December 17, 1997
Ameritech Corporation
By: Bruce B. Howat
Secretary
